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Learn how to install the product.
Use IBM® installation and packaging utilities
Use IBM installation and packaging utilities to download and install software.
Installing Installation Manager in wizard mode
Use wizard mode to install Installation Manager

Installing
Learn how to install the product.
- HCL VersionVault Release Notes
  To learn about the changes in the product, see the release notes.
- Deploy HCL VersionVault
  Read these topics for information about planning, installing, and configuring your HCL VersionVault deployment.
- Use IBM® installation and packaging utilities
  Use IBM installation and packaging utilities to download and install software.
  - Installation Manager
    IBM Installation Manager helps you manage the installation, update, and uninstallation of HCL applications, or packages, on your computer.
  - Installing Installation Manager in wizard mode
    Use wizard mode to install Installation Manager
  - Installing silently
    Use IBM Installation Manager to run a silent install of an HCL product. When you run a silent install, the Installation Manager interface is not available. Installation Manager uses a response file that contains commands required to install the product package.
  - Package groups and the shared resource directory
    When you install a product package using IBM Installation Manager, you must choose a package group and a shared resource directory.
  - Updating the product
    You can install updates for packages that were installed by using IBM Installation Manager. Package updates provide fixes and updates to installed features and might include new features that you can install by using the Modify wizard.
  - Modifying a product installation
    IBM Installation Manager enables you to modify the language and feature selections of an installed product package.
  - Uninstalling the product
    The Uninstall option in IBM Installation Manager enables you to uninstall packages from a single installation location. You can uninstall all installed packages from every package group.
  - IBM Packaging Utility
    Use IBM Packaging Utility software to set up a repository for IBM Installation Manager and to copy product packages to the repository. After you copy product packages, you define the repository location in the Preferences window of Installation Manager.

Installing Installation Manager in wizard mode

Use wizard mode to install Installation Manager

About this task

You can install as an administrator, a non administrator, or a group, see Installing as an administrator, nonadministrator, or group in the Installation Manager documentation.

You also have the option to install Installation Manager from the command line or by using silent mode or console mode. For more information, see the Installation Manager documentation.

Procedure

Download Installation Manager installation files.
Create a directory to store your installation files.
Extract the installation files to the directory.
Open a command prompt and go to the directory you created.

In a command prompt, run one of the following commands:

Table 1. Installation commands by operating system and mode
Operating system	Administrator	Nonadministrator	Group
Windows™	`install`	`userinst`	Not available.
Linux	`./install`	`./userinst`	`./groupinst`

Installation Manager is selected on the Install Packages page. Click Next.
On the Licenses page, read the license agreements for the selected packages. After accepting the license agreement, click Next to continue.
On the Location page, edit the Installation Manager directory to change the default directory. Click Next.
On the Summary page, review your choices before installing Installation Manager.
Click Install.
When the installation process completes, you receive a confirmation message.

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